More than 50 high level European liberal personalities will meet on Thursday 11th December 2008 at the Palais d’Egmont, Petit Sablon 8 in Brussels, to discuss on the 2009 European elections as well as on the common actions for tackling the financial crisis and other current issues.
A press conference will take place from 14.00 to 14.30.
Journalists interested in attending the press conference should contact Ms Chiara Puletti: cpuletti@eldr.eu, tel. +32.2.2370143.
ELDR LEADERS and MINISTERS MEETING
Palais d’Egmont
Petit Sablon 8
Brussels - Belgium
PROGRAMME
Thursday 11 December 2008
11:30 - 13:00
Prime Ministers, Ministers and Commissioners lunch meeting
12:00 - 13:00
Liberal party leaders networking lunch
12:55 : Family photo
13:00 - 14:30 : ELDR Leaders and Ministers Meeting
14:00 : Press conference
14:30 -15:30 : Reception and possibility of bilateral discussions between liberal Leaders, Prime Ministers and EU Commissioners
Confirmation and logistics: Mrs Kim Putzeys – kputzeys@eldr.eu tel. +32.2.2370149
Press enquiries: Ms Chiara Puletti – cpuletti@eldr.eu tel. +32.2.2370143
Programme enquiries: Mr Robert Plummer – rplummer@eldr.eu tel. +32.2.2370147
List of participants
President of ELDR Party
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP, Belgium
Prime Ministers, Commissioners, Ministers and Leaders
Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister, Estonia
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister, Denmark
Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister, Latvia
Calin Popescu Tariceanu, Prime Minister, Romania
Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister, Finland
Siim Kallas, Vice-President, European Commission; Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Estonia
Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Belgium
Janez Potočnik, Commissioner for Science and Research, Slovenia
Olli Rehn, Commissioner for Enlargement, Finland
Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Health, Cyprus
Gergana Grancharova, Minister of European Affairs, Bulgaria
Karel de Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium
Cecilia Malmström, Minister of European Affairs, Sweden
Astrid Thors, Minister for European Affairs, Finland
Graham Watson, MEP, Leader, ALDE Group, European Parliament, UK
Jean-Marie Cavada MEP, Leader, Alliance Citoyenne pour la Démocratie (ACDE), France
Radimir Cacic, Leader, Croatian People’s Party (HNS), Croatia
Nick Clegg MP, Leader, Liberal Democrats, UK
Gabor Fodor MP, Chairman of Free Democrats (SzDSz), Hungary
Ivan Jakovcic President Istrian Democratic Assembly, Croatia
Cedomir Jovanovic MP, Leader of Liberal Democratic Party, Serbia
Katarina Kresal President, Liberal Democracy, Slovenia
Mikhail Kasyanov, Leader, People’s Democratic Union, Russia
Artur Mas MP, Leader, Covergencia Democratica de Catalunya, Catalonia
Janusz Onyszkiewicz MEP, Leader of Democratic Party, Poland
Marco Pannella MEP, Leader of Italian Radicals, Italy
Mark Rutte MP, Leader, VVD, The Netherlands
John Lord Alderdice, President, Liberal International, UK
Alexander Beels, Secretary General, ALDE Group, European Parliament
Jeanette Baljeu, ELDR Vice President, VVD, The Netherlands
Flo Clucas, President, ALDE Group, Committee of the Regions, UK
Sean O’Curneen, Secretary General, ALDE Group, Committee of the Regions, UK
Ed Davey MP, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Liberal Democrats, UK
Lena Ek MEP, ELDR Vice-President, Centerpartiet, Sweden
David Griffiths, ELDR Treasurer, Liberal Democrats, UK
Jelko Kacin MEP, Liberal Democracy, Slovenia
Srd Kisevic, LYMEC Secretary General, Croatia
Iliya Lingorski, Vice President of NMSS, Bulgaria
Markus Löning MP, ELDR Vice President, FDP, Germany
Leoluca Orlando MP, Italia dei Valori, Italy
Kristiina Ojuland MP, ELDR Vice President, Reform Party, Estonia
Vesna Pusic MP, ELDR Vice President, HNS, Croatia
Aloys Rigaut, LYMEC President, Belgium
Federica Sabbati, ELDR Party Secretary General, Italy
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